No they understand just fine. Here’s a quote from an ethics book that gets at the same issue:
The extreme sexism at the heart of honor killings is but one of many examples that raise doubts about cultural relativism. After all, societies are sometimes based on principles of slavery, of warlike aggression, of religious bigotry or ethnic oppression. Cultural relativism would turn these core ideals into iron-clad moral duties, making cooperation with slavery, sexism, and racism the moral duty of all citizens of those societies. The iconoclast—the person deeply opposed to conventional wisdom—would, by definition, always be morally mistaken. This has struck many people as seriously implausible.
Russ Shaffer-Landau - The fundamentals of ethics p.293 (“Some Implications of Ethical Subjectivism and Cultural Relativism”)
poplargrove@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No they understand just fine. Here’s a quote from an ethics book that gets at the same issue:
Russ Shaffer-Landau - The fundamentals of ethics p.293 (“Some Implications of Ethical Subjectivism and Cultural Relativism”)
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Without knowing the context for this paragraph, this statement sounds like utter bullshit.
poplargrove@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If that consequence is unacceptable, that probably just means you think cultural relativism is bullshit.
I can share a link to get the book, the context is quite short.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No, I mean I’m pretty sure that characterization of relativism is bullshit. A straw man if you will.
GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 8 months ago
But most people don’t believe this.
poplargrove@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Believe what?
GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 8 months ago
OP said
going by your quote, I don’t think that’s true.